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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L5211-11-1

…on of delegates to public inter-municipal cooperation bodies, or for the application of article L. 2121-33. The Council meets in the same place at least once every six months. When the entire Council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The office.

Article L5211-10

…the case of a metropolis, twenty. In this case, the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 5211-12 apply. The term of office of the members of the bureau ends at the same time as that of the membe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

I. - The tax potential of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The product determined by applying th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-19

A commune may withdraw from the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation, except in the case of an urban community or a metropolis, under the conditions laid down in article L. 5211-25-1, wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-13

…ve bodies of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in article L. 5211-12 incur travel expenses on the occasion of meetings of these councils or committees, of the bureau,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-35-1

I. - As from 1st January 2001, notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 2332-2, before its budget is voted, the newly-created public establishment of intercommunal cooperation subject to the provi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

I. - The tourist tax referred to in Articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-39 or the flat-rate tourist tax referred to in articles L. 2333-40 to L. 2333-47 may be instituted by decision of the deliberative bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-40-2

…where applicable, by the summary explanatory note mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2121-12. They are also sent the reports mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2312-1 and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-36

…Two are applicable to public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation However, articles L. 2312-1 and L. 2313-1 only apply to public establishments for inter-communal cooperation which include…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-15

…ents publics de coopération intercommunale are liable, under the conditions set out in articles L. 2123-31 to L. 2123-33 for municipal councillors and mayors, accidents to members of their deliberativ…

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